diff --git a/openmptcprouter-api/files/usr/libexec/rpcd/openmptcprouter b/openmptcprouter-api/files/usr/libexec/rpcd/openmptcprouter
index a73a9c33d..340fbf77c 100755
--- a/openmptcprouter-api/files/usr/libexec/rpcd/openmptcprouter
+++ b/openmptcprouter-api/files/usr/libexec/rpcd/openmptcprouter
@@ -767,7 +767,10 @@ function interfaces_status()
 		end)
 	end
 	local net = ntm:get_network("lan")
-	local ipaddr = net:ipaddr() or ""
+	local ipaddr = ""
+	if net then
+		ipaddr = net:ipaddr()
+	end
 	mArray.openmptcprouter["local_addr"] = ipaddr
 	--mArray.openmptcprouter["local_addr"] = uci:get("network", "lan", "ipaddr")
 	mArray.openmptcprouter["hostname"] = "OpenMPTCProuter"